Never fear, Marvel fans becausePeggy Carteris coming back to the world of Marvel. No, Netflix didn’t finally decide to pick up a third season ofAgent Carter, butHayley Atwellwill reprise her role as Peggy Carter in a different Marvel show. This time, she will be stepping in to voice the character on the animated seriesMarvel’s Avengers: Secret Wars.
The news ofHayley Atwell’s return to the world of Marvel broke during the Marvel Animation Panel at New York Comic Con this weekend. VP of Current Series & DevelopmentStephen Wackermade the announcement, which was a welcomed surprise for fans of the character. Ever since the announcement was made thatAgent Carterhad been canceled by ABC, there have been questions aboutHayley Atwell’s willingness to return and she had stated previously that she was very open to the idea. Here is what she had to say in an interview with The Wrap back in August.
“I’d love it to be [still on the table]. The great thing about Peggy is she lives a long life. I’m banking on being in my 50s and going, ‘Let’s see what Peggy’s up to.'”
Marvel’s Avengers: Secret Warsis technically the fourth season of what was originally titledAvengers Assemble. The show went under that name for the first two seasons, but then changed toAvengers: Ultron Revolutionfor season 3. Then, during San Diego Comic-Con over the summer, it was announced that the fourth season of the show would be titledMarvel’s Avengers: Secret Wars. The new season will bring in characters like Black Panther, Ant-Man, Ms. Marvel and we now know Peggy Carter will be joining up withThe Avengersas well.
Hayley Atwellplayed the role of Peggy Carter for two seasons on ABC during the run ofAgent Carter. Fans really loved the character, but the show wasn’t doing all that well so the network decided to move on. That didn’t stop die-hard Marvel fans from holding out hope thatAgent Carterwould find another home, with some fans even starting a Change.org petition forNetflixto step in and save the series. The petition didn’t work, but it is that kind of love for the character that likely helped lead toHayley Atwellgetting brought on forMarvel’s Avengers: Secret Wars.
Peggy Carter was first brought into theMarvel Cinematic UniverseinCaptain America: The First Avenger. She reprised the role inCaptain America: The Winter Soldierand then sadly passed away inCaptain America: Civil War. AsHayley Atwellpointed out, there is a lot of history to tap into with the character, so there is a lot of potential for her to show up in Marvel projects down the line. For now, fans can look forward to at least hearingHayley Atwellas Peggy Carter whenMarvel’s Avengers: Secret Warsdebuts. The show will air on Disney XD, but no premiere date has been announced yet.
